How two of Saturn’s moons were formed
Read more: space.newscientist.com An animation shows how Saturn’s moons Pan and Atlas grew by sweeping up particles from Saturn’s rings.
This video is modeled in the classic tradition of PT Barnum, offering a collection of oddities for your viewing pleasure. So enter the Curiosity Shop for a compilation of facts and beautiful moon images taken by the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn since 2004, set to Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 II. Adagio. This video is produced in honor of the recent Cassini Spacecraft Mission extension through September 2017. Take a gander at Gigantic Titan to your left. Feel free to ogle bright Enceladus to your right, reflecting close to 100 percent of the light that hits its surface. Don’t be afraid to eyeball Mimas and her craters. That’s what she’s there for! Saturn has the second most moons of planets in the solar system. Second, only to Jupiter. September 27th, 2010 marked the end of the Cassini Equinox Mission, which was over the last 2 years, and the beginning of the Cassini Solstice Mission. The extension to takes the spacecraft to September 2017, a couple months past Saturn’s Northern summer solstice in May 2017. Cassini has done a great deal to extend our knowledge of Saturn and it’s moons as well as delivered some of the most gorgeous photos taken in the Solar System; Photos of Saturn, Saturn’s rings and Saturn’s moons. This video pictures just a few of the many photos. Fact Sheet: Mimas Diameter: averages 396 km Orbital Radius: 185520 km Orbital Period: 22 hours and 37 minutes Mass: 37500000000 megatonnes Mimas and Rhea are widely considered …
ufo at 0:47
good point.
i say ‘right on’ to you, and if you people want to make fun of me and Avalikia, I don’t care.
God ain’t a magician… he’s a scientist!
Avalikia do u even know what a moon is
If you believe only in what can be proven, then by definition you don’t believe in anything. If something has been proven then it is known, not believed. And to disregard anything that isn’t proven is laughable. Until recently science couldn’t even explain how a bumblebee is able to fly, but they’ve been flying around for who knows how long anyway. But it’s nice to see you do accept respect, love, science, and reason despite the fact that all of the above are pointless if there is no God.
“it’s very sad for a person to feel like they have to live without belief.”
live without belief??? hahaha
I believe in what can be proven. I believe in respect, love, science & reason.
the belief you speak of is blind faith with no evidence/proof
to say it is sad for ppl to not completely buy your nonsense is pretty arrogant
hahahaha
what evidence???
BTW proof and evidence are the same thing
if there was proof of god, then god would exist
but by definition, with no proof, no god
please tell me the full proof evidence I am disregarding???
its unknown. thats what I’m saying
but to say god exists with no proof is ridiculous
Oh, so you refuse to believe in God because you have no proof? Well sorry, buddy, but it doesn’t work that way. If there was proof that God existed then you wouldn’t have to believe in Him because you’d know. But just because there’s no proof doesn’t mean there’s no evidence (there’s plenty), but if you’re too blind to see it yourself nothing I say will change your mind so I won’t bother. If disregarding that evidence helps you sleep at night, more power to you.
I did not tell you it happened by itself
I’m telling you its unknown
I’m telling you GOD/s & RELIGION ARE BS
You’re telling me you know exactly how it started and developed WITH NO PROOF/EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER
THATS WHAT I’M MAKING FUN OF
You know, it’s very sad for a person to feel like they have to live without belief. I am truly religious, and I have no problem with evolution, any other natural law, or anything else discovered by science. The only difference is that I believe that something was guiding all this, while you believe that it happened by itself. And I’ll thank you to not tell me what I believe.
ya those ppl are retards
intelligent design…
creationism…
blind faith…
you use a key word: ‘BELIEVE’
you have to have to disregard what’s known under natural laws to BELIEVE that bs
its an insult to science & reason
and yes if they were truly religious, they would have a problem with evolution b/c it goes against their unprovable nonsense
Just because someone is religious doesn’t mean they have a problem with moons “evolving”. Some people believe in intelligent design, you know.
french
nice but… I think the accent of the guy it’s kindda odd… It´s he german dutch or what???
its hard not 2
Now, now, dont make fun of the slow people.
Saturns rings look 2d because they are 1000′s of meters across, but only about 2 meters thick.
because usa isn’t the only country that has scientists
wow….that’s cool!
SOO thats where UFOS come from
Great video. What purpose did it serve to have a narrator with such a thick accent?
not and say we did. Good Idea, just think of the effort we would have to use if we really did.
What I’m amazed at is just simply how do they just find — how do they learn and figure these things out. think about it. It’s billions of ‘miles’ away and they talk as its just a few thousand miles away. I’m just amazed how they figure this out. Genius pure and simple.
Let’s not and say we did….
Seriously, neat & interesting video!
@ku62jo62 Our moon is called Luna, our planet is Earth, our star is Sol.
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@MazeleyFanClub You are partially right. The dark dust was mostly blown off of another moon, but the reason why it has the dark light look is because, one side is heated more by the sun making all of the light material (ice) on that side to sublimate over to the other side, making the dark side even darker and separating the two materials to opposite sides. This is from NASA/JPL
…who wants go to the mars rigth now??
with a joint ,oohh yeahh…
@ku62jo62 Boot eye dun wahn tew yoose meye remane eeng brane sells
@vxMarksmanxv
I think Mimas looks cooler.
how come all the other planets moons have awesome names (e.g. enceladus, hyperion, titan, etc.) but ours is just “the moon”. seems a little smug and lacking in the creativity department.
Is it just me, or does the Odysseus crater on Tethys make it look kind of like the Death Star?
Atlas <3 My favorite satellite in all of the solar system!
@LonexX18 well said , peace bro
Atlas is cool!
@Adj19888
I love all of them aswell man, if they made a movie about Saturn’s Moon I’d even go to the cinema. Space is amazing and space is our future.Keep looking up.
@LonexX18 man i love them what can i do
Didnt know pandora really existed. Though it looks ugly here
@sakuyarules It is great to see people who do research! Glad that you pointed out how Cruithne dosn’t fit the usual definition of a moon. More info is always a good thing, and not easy to get when there is a charicter limit.
@Bludgeonier I see. I was simply copying what was written in wikipedia. When you mentioned a second moon I was intrigued, after seeing that wiki article (I know that’s not nearly enough research, but meh), just didn’t want everyone to get the wrong idea is all.
@Adj19888
I know but why should the mention two of the smallest moons? There’s hardly enough time for the big ones and you are upset about the fact that they didn’t mention two really small ones? come on man
@sakuyarules True that Cruithne fits the definition of a near Earth astroid because it follows closely a solar orbit which varies between 362 and 371 days, but durring a long term observation in 1995-7 it was found to also interact with and orbit Earth during the oscilation. Meaning it does not fit in either a solar orbit or an Earth orbit, but does both. It is in limbo between beeing a true moon and being a loose rock. Only future generations will see it be in one catagory or the other.
Space is too amazing! It’s complexity is astonishing at the least
@firehop3 Out to lunch.
This video cured my ADHD, and now I am really wondering why the photo of Ti…LOOK A CROP CIRCLE!!! What was I saying? Oh yeah. Why is the photo of Titan so blurry? Is there something there we’re not supposed to see NASA? Hmmm…
B.T. Barnum is awesome. That is all.
@LonexX18 those are moons also
@SpaceRip potatoes are good… got some irish in your blood? LoL
3 thumbs down? Really?
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